RT Article
T1 Perceptions of nursing home workers, police chiefs, and college students regarding crime against the elderly: An exploratory study
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 24
IS 1
SP 139
OP 149
A1 Payne, Brian K.
A2 Berg, Bruce L.
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764204816
AB The growing elderly population means that crime will play a larger role in future quality of life issues. Even so, few criminal justice endeavors have examined how different actors perceive various aspects of elderly victimization. This paper examines the way four distinct groups—nursing home directors, nursing home employees, police chiefs, and university students—perceive crime against the elderly. Results show nursing home professionals perceive aspects of elderly victimization differently than do police chiefs and college students. Implications are provided.
K1 Police Chief
K1 Elderly Victimization
K1 Elderly Person
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Nursing Home
DO 10.1007/BF02887622